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CRIMINAL OFFENSES(720 ILCS 5/) Criminal Code of 2012.

720 ILCS 5/21.2-6

(720 ILCS 5/21.2-6)(from Ch. 38, par. 21.2-6)Sec. 21.2-6. If any provision of this Act or the application thereof to any person or
circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this
Act are declared severable.(Source: P.A. 76-1582.)

720 ILCS 5/Art. 21.3

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 21.3 heading)

ARTICLE 21.3. SOLICITATION ON SCHOOL PROPERTY

(Repealed)

Source: P.A. 88-357. Repealed by P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.

720 ILCS 5/Tit. III Pt. D

(720 ILCS 5/Tit. III Pt. D heading)

PART D. OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND DECENCY

720 ILCS 5/Art. 24

(720 ILCS 5/Art. 24 heading)

ARTICLE 24. DEADLY WEAPONS

720 ILCS 5/24-1

(720 ILCS 5/24-1)(from Ch. 38, par. 24-1)Sec. 24-1. Unlawful use of weapons. (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of weapons when
he knowingly:(1) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or

carries any bludgeon, black-jack, slung-shot, sand-club, sand-bag, metal knuckles or other knuckle weapon regardless of its composition, throwing star, or any knife, commonly referred to as a switchblade knife, which has a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife, or a ballistic knife, which is a device that propels a knifelike blade as a projectile by means of a coil spring, elastic material or compressed gas; or

(2) Carries or possesses with intent to use the same

unlawfully against another, a dagger, dirk, billy, dangerous knife, razor, stiletto, broken bottle or other piece of glass, stun gun or taser or any other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument of like character; or

(3) Carries on or about his person or in any vehicle,

a tear gas gun projector or bomb or any object containing noxious liquid gas or substance, other than an object containing a non-lethal noxious liquid gas or substance designed solely for personal defense carried by a person 18 years of age or older; or

(4) Carries or possesses in any vehicle or concealed

on or about his person except when on his land or in his own abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's permission, any pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser or other firearm, except that this subsection (a) (4) does not apply to or affect transportation of weapons that meet one of the following conditions:

(i) are broken down in a non-functioning state; or(ii) are not immediately accessible; or(iii) are unloaded and enclosed in a case,

firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container by a person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card; or

(iv) are carried or possessed in accordance with

the Firearm Concealed Carry Act by a person who has been issued a currently valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act; or

(5) Sets a spring gun; or(6) Possesses any device or attachment of any kind

designed, used or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm; or

(7) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or

carries:

(i) a machine gun, which shall be defined for the

purposes of this subsection as any weapon, which shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot without manually reloading by a single function of the trigger, including the frame or receiver of any such weapon, or sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses, or carries any combination of parts designed or intended for use in converting any weapon into a machine gun, or any combination or parts from which a machine gun can be assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person;

(ii) any rifle having one or more barrels less

than 16 inches in length or a shotgun having one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length or any weapon made from a rifle or shotgun, whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise, if such a weapon as modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches; or

(iii) any bomb, bomb-shell, grenade, bottle or

other container containing an explosive substance of over one-quarter ounce for like purposes, such as, but not limited to, black powder bombs and Molotov cocktails or artillery projectiles; or

(8) Carries or possesses any firearm, stun gun or

taser or other deadly weapon in any place which is licensed to sell intoxicating beverages, or at any public gathering held pursuant to a license issued by any governmental body or any public gathering at which an admission is charged, excluding a place where a showing, demonstration or lecture involving the exhibition of unloaded firearms is conducted.

This subsection (a)(8) does not apply to any auction

or raffle of a firearm held pursuant to a license or permit issued by a governmental body, nor does it apply to persons engaged in firearm safety training courses; or

(9) Carries or possesses in a vehicle or on or about

his person any pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser or firearm or ballistic knife, when he is hooded, robed or masked in such manner as to conceal his identity; or

(10) Carries or possesses on or about his person,

upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his land or in his own abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's permission, any pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser or other firearm, except that this subsection (a) (10) does not apply to or affect transportation of weapons that meet one of the following conditions:

(i) are broken down in a non-functioning state; or(ii) are not immediately accessible; or(iii) are unloaded and enclosed in a case,

firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other container by a person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card; or

(iv) are carried or possessed in accordance with

the Firearm Concealed Carry Act by a person who has been issued a currently valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.

A "stun gun or taser", as used in this paragraph (a)

means (i) any device which is powered by electrical charging units, such as, batteries, and which fires one or several barbs attached to a length of wire and which, upon hitting a human, can send out a current capable of disrupting the person's nervous system in such a manner as to render him incapable of normal functioning or (ii) any device which is powered by electrical charging units, such as batteries, and which, upon contact with a human or clothing worn by a human, can send out current capable of disrupting the person's nervous system in such a manner as to render him incapable of normal functioning; or

(11) Sells, manufactures or purchases any explosive

bullet. For purposes of this paragraph (a) "explosive bullet" means the projectile portion of an ammunition cartridge which contains or carries an explosive charge which will explode upon contact with the flesh of a human or an animal. "Cartridge" means a tubular metal case having a projectile affixed at the front thereof and a cap or primer at the rear end thereof, with the propellant contained in such tube between the projectile and the cap; or

(12) (Blank); or(13) Carries or possesses on or about his or her

person while in a building occupied by a unit of government, a billy club, other weapon of like character, or other instrument of like character intended for use as a weapon. For the purposes of this Section, "billy club" means a short stick or club commonly carried by police officers which is either telescopic or constructed of a solid piece of wood or other man-made material.

(b) Sentence. A person convicted of a violation of subsection 24-1(a)(1)
through (5), subsection 24-1(a)(10),
subsection 24-1(a)(11), or subsection 24-1(a)(13) commits a Class A
misdemeanor.
A person convicted of a violation of subsection
24-1(a)(8) or 24-1(a)(9) commits a
Class 4 felony; a person
convicted of a violation of subsection 24-1(a)(6) or 24-1(a)(7)(ii) or (iii)
commits a Class 3 felony. A person convicted of a violation of subsection
24-1(a)(7)(i) commits a Class 2 felony and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 7 years, unless the weapon is possessed in the
passenger compartment of a motor vehicle as defined in Section 1-146 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, or on the person, while the weapon is loaded, in which
case it shall be a Class X felony. A person convicted of a
second or subsequent violation of subsection 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(8),
24-1(a)(9), or
24-1(a)(10) commits a Class 3 felony. The possession of each weapon in violation of this Section constitutes a single and separate violation.(c) Violations in specific places.(1) A person who violates subsection 24-1(a)(6) or

24-1(a)(7) in any school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year, in residential property owned, operated or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, in a public park, in a courthouse, on the real property comprising any school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year, on residential property owned, operated or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, on the real property comprising any public park, on the real property comprising any courthouse, in any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related activity, in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a public transportation agency, or on any public way within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any school, public park, courthouse, public transportation facility, or residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development commits a Class 2 felony and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 7 years.

(1.5) A person who violates subsection 24-1(a)(4),

24-1(a)(9), or 24-1(a)(10) in any school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year, in residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, in a public park, in a courthouse, on the real property comprising any school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year, on residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, on the real property comprising any public park, on the real property comprising any courthouse, in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related activity, in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a public transportation agency, or on any public way within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any school, public park, courthouse, public transportation facility, or residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development commits a Class 3 felony.

(2) A person who violates subsection 24-1(a)(1),

24-1(a)(2), or 24-1(a)(3) in any school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year, in residential property owned, operated or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, in a public park, in a courthouse, on the real property comprising any school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year, on residential property owned, operated or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, on the real property comprising any public park, on the real property comprising any courthouse, in any conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related activity, in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a public transportation agency, or on any public way within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any school, public park, courthouse, public transportation facility, or residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development commits a Class 4 felony. "Courthouse" means any building that is used by the Circuit, Appellate, or Supreme Court of this State for the conduct of official business.

(3) Paragraphs (1), (1.5), and (2) of this subsection

(c) shall not apply to law enforcement officers or security officers of such school, college, or university or to students carrying or possessing firearms for use in training courses, parades, hunting, target shooting on school ranges, or otherwise with the consent of school authorities and which firearms are transported unloaded enclosed in a suitable case, box, or transportation package.

(4) For the purposes of this subsection (c), "school"

means any public or private elementary or secondary school, community college, college, or university.

(5) For the purposes of this subsection (c),

"public transportation agency" means a public or private agency that provides for the transportation or conveyance of persons by means available to the general public, except for transportation by automobiles not used for conveyance of the general public as passengers; and "public transportation facility" means a terminal or other place where one may obtain public transportation.

(d) The presence in an automobile other than a public omnibus of any
weapon, instrument or substance referred to in subsection (a)(7) is
prima facie evidence that it is in the possession of, and is being
carried by, all persons occupying such automobile at the time such
weapon, instrument or substance is found, except under the following
circumstances: (i) if such weapon, instrument or instrumentality is
found upon the person of one of the occupants therein; or (ii) if such
weapon, instrument or substance is found in an automobile operated for
hire by a duly licensed driver in the due, lawful and proper pursuit of
his trade, then such presumption shall not apply to the driver.(e) Exemptions.(1) Crossbows, Common or Compound bows and

Underwater Spearguns are exempted from the definition of ballistic knife as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Section.

(2) The provision of paragraph (1) of subsection (a)

of this Section prohibiting the sale, manufacture, purchase, possession, or carrying of any knife, commonly referred to as a switchblade knife, which has a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle of the knife, does not apply to a person who possesses a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police or to a person or an entity engaged in the business of selling or manufacturing switchblade knives.

(Source: P.A. 99-29, eff. 7-10-15; 100-82, eff. 8-11-17.)

720 ILCS 5/24-1.1

(720 ILCS 5/24-1.1)(from Ch. 38, par. 24-1.1)Sec. 24-1.1. Unlawful use or possession of weapons by felons or
persons in the custody of the
Department of Corrections facilities.(a) It is unlawful
for a person to knowingly possess on or about his person or on his land or
in his own abode or fixed place of business any weapon prohibited under
Section 24-1 of this Act or any firearm or any firearm ammunition if the
person has been convicted of a felony under the laws of this State or any
other jurisdiction. This Section shall not apply if the person has been
granted relief by the Director of the Department of State Police
under Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification
Card Act.(b) It is unlawful for any person confined in a penal institution,
which is a facility of the Illinois Department of Corrections, to possess
any weapon prohibited under Section 24-1 of this Code or any firearm or
firearm ammunition, regardless of the intent with which he possesses it.(c) It shall be an affirmative defense to a violation of subsection (b), that such possession was specifically authorized by rule,
regulation, or directive of the Illinois Department of Corrections or order
issued pursuant thereto.(d) The defense of necessity is not available to a person who is charged
with a violation of subsection (b) of this Section.(e) Sentence. Violation of this Section by a person not confined
in a penal institution shall be a Class 3 felony
for which the person shall be sentenced to no less than 2 years and no
more than 10 years. A second or subsequent violation of this Section shall be a Class 2 felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years, except as provided for in Section 5-4.5-110 of the Unified Code of Corrections. Violation of this Section by a person not confined in a
penal institution who has been convicted of a forcible felony, a felony
violation of Article 24 of this Code or of the Firearm Owners Identification
Card Act, stalking or aggravated stalking, or a Class 2 or greater felony
under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act is a
Class 2 felony for which the person
shall be sentenced to not less than 3 years and not more than 14 years, except as provided for in Section 5-4.5-110 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
Violation of this Section by a person who is on parole or mandatory supervised
release is a Class 2 felony for which the person shall be sentenced to not less than 3 years and not more than 14
years, except as provided for in Section 5-4.5-110 of the Unified Code of Corrections. Violation of this Section by a person not confined in a penal
institution is a Class X felony when the firearm possessed is a machine gun.
Any person who violates this Section while confined in a penal
institution, which is a facility of the Illinois Department of
Corrections, is guilty of a Class 1
felony, if he possesses any weapon prohibited under Section 24-1 of this
Code regardless of the intent with which he possesses it, a Class X
felony if he possesses any firearm, firearm ammunition or explosive, and a
Class X felony for which the offender shall be sentenced to not less than 12
years and not more than 50 years when the firearm possessed is a machine
gun. A violation of this Section while wearing or in possession of body armor as defined in Section 33F-1 is a Class X felony punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years and not more than 40 years.
The possession of each firearm or firearm ammunition in violation of this Section constitutes a single and separate violation.(Source: P.A. 100-3, eff. 1-1-18.)

720 ILCS 5/24-1.2

(720 ILCS 5/24-1.2)(from Ch. 38, par. 24-1.2)Sec. 24-1.2. Aggravated discharge of a firearm.(a) A person commits aggravated discharge of a firearm when he or she
knowingly or
intentionally:
(1) Discharges a firearm at or into a building he or

she knows or reasonably should know to be occupied and the firearm is discharged from a place or position outside that building;

(2) Discharges a firearm in the direction of another

person or in the direction of a vehicle he or she knows or reasonably should know to be occupied by a person;

(3) Discharges a firearm in the direction of a person

he or she knows to be a peace officer, a community policing volunteer, a correctional institution employee, or a fireman while the officer, volunteer, employee or fireman is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the officer, volunteer, employee or fireman from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the officer, volunteer, employee or fireman performing his or her official duties;

(4) Discharges a firearm in the direction of a

vehicle he or she knows to be occupied by a peace officer, a person summoned or directed by a peace officer, a correctional institution employee or a fireman while the officer, employee or fireman is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the officer, employee or fireman from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the officer, employee or fireman performing his or her official duties;

(5) Discharges a firearm in the direction of a person

he or she knows to be emergency medical services personnel who is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency medical services personnel from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency medical services personnel performing his or her official duties;

(6) Discharges a firearm in the direction of a

vehicle he or she knows to be occupied by emergency medical services personnel while the emergency medical services personnel is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency medical services personnel from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency medical services personnel performing his or her official duties;

(7) Discharges a firearm in the direction of a person

he or she knows to be a teacher or other person employed in any school and the teacher or other employee is upon the grounds of a school or grounds adjacent to a school, or is in any part of a building used for school purposes;

(8) Discharges a firearm in the direction of a person

he or she knows to be an emergency management worker while the emergency management worker is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency management worker from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency management worker performing his or her official duties; or

(9) Discharges a firearm in the direction of a

vehicle he or she knows to be occupied by an emergency management worker while the emergency management worker is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency management worker from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency management worker performing his or her official duties.

(b) A violation of subsection (a)(1) or subsection (a)(2) of this
Section is a Class 1 felony.
A violation of
subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2)
of this Section committed in a school, on the real property comprising a
school,
within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a school, at a school related
activity or on or within 1,000 feet of any conveyance owned, leased, or
contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school
related activity, regardless of the time of day or time of year that the
offense was committed is a Class X felony.
A violation of subsection (a)(3), (a)(4),
(a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), or (a)(9) of this Section is a Class
X felony for which the
sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of no less than 10 years and not more
than 45 years.
(c) For purposes of this Section:
"Emergency medical services personnel" has the meaning specified in Section 3.5 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act and shall include all ambulance crew members, including drivers or pilots. "School" means a public or private elementary or secondary school,
community college, college, or university.
"School related activity" means any sporting, social, academic, or other
activity for which students' attendance or participation is sponsored,
organized, or funded in whole or in part by a school or school district.
(Source: P.A. 99-816, eff. 8-15-16.)

720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5

(720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5)Sec. 24-1.2-5. Aggravated discharge of a
machine gun or a firearm equipped with a device designed or used for silencing
the report of a firearm.
(a) A person commits aggravated discharge of a
machine gun or a firearm equipped with a device designed or used for silencing
the report of a firearm
when he or she knowingly or
intentionally:
(1) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped

with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm at or into a building he or she knows to be occupied and the machine gun or the firearm equipped with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm is discharged from a place or position outside that building;

(2) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped

with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm in the direction of another person or in the direction of a vehicle he or she knows to be occupied;

(3) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped

with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm in the direction of a person he or she knows to be a peace officer, a person summoned or directed by a peace officer, a correctional institution employee, or a fireman while the officer, employee or fireman is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the officer, employee or fireman from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the officer, employee or fireman performing his or her official duties;

(4) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped

with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm in the direction of a vehicle he or she knows to be occupied by a peace officer, a person summoned or directed by a peace officer, a correctional institution employee or a fireman while the officer, employee or fireman is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the officer, employee or fireman from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the officer, employee or fireman performing his or her official duties;

(5) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped

with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm in the direction of a person he or she knows to be emergency medical services personnel while the emergency medical services personnel is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency medical services personnel from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency medical services personnel performing his or her official duties;

(6) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped

with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm in the direction of a vehicle he or she knows to be occupied by emergency medical services personnel, while the emergency medical services personnel is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency medical services personnel from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency medical services personnel performing his or her official duties;

(7) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped

with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm in the direction of a person he or she knows to be an emergency management worker while the emergency management worker is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency management worker from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency management worker performing his or her official duties; or

(8) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped

with a device designed or used for silencing the report of a firearm in the direction of a vehicle he or she knows to be occupied by an emergency management worker while the emergency management worker is engaged in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency management worker from performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency management worker performing his or her official duties.

(b) A violation of subsection (a) (1) or subsection (a) (2) of this
Section is a Class X felony. A violation of subsection (a) (3), (a) (4),
(a) (5), (a) (6), (a) (7), or (a) (8) of this Section is a Class X
felony for which the
sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of no less than 12 years and no more
than 50 years.
(c) For the purpose of this Section:"Emergency medical services personnel" has the

meaning specified in Section 3.5 of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Systems Act and shall include all ambulance crew members, including drivers or pilots.

"Machine gun" has the meaning ascribed to it in

clause (i) of paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of this Code.

(d) This Section does not apply to a peace officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally own or apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose duties include the investigation of criminal acts. (Source: P.A. 99-816, eff. 8-15-16.)

720 ILCS 5/24-1.5

(720 ILCS 5/24-1.5)Sec. 24-1.5. Reckless discharge of a firearm. (a) A person commits reckless discharge of a firearm by discharging a
firearm in
a reckless manner which endangers the bodily safety
of an individual.(b) If the conduct described in subsection (a) is committed by a passenger
of a moving motor vehicle with the knowledge and consent of the driver of the
motor vehicle the driver is accountable for such conduct.(c) Reckless discharge of a firearm is a Class 4 felony.(d) This Section does not apply to a peace officer while in the performance
of his or her official duties.(Source: P.A. 88-217.)

720 ILCS 5/24-1.6

(720 ILCS 5/24-1.6)Sec. 24-1.6. Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. (a) A person commits the offense of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon when
he or she knowingly:(1) Carries on or about his or her person or in any

vehicle or concealed on or about his or her person except when on his or her land or in his or her abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's permission, any pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser or other firearm; or

(2) Carries or possesses on or about his or her

person, upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his or her own land or in his or her own abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's permission, any pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser or other firearm; and

(3) One of the following factors is present:(A) the firearm, other than a pistol, revolver,

or handgun, possessed was uncased, loaded, and immediately accessible at the time of the offense; or

(A-5) the pistol, revolver, or handgun possessed

was uncased, loaded, and immediately accessible at the time of the offense and the person possessing the pistol, revolver, or handgun has not been issued a currently valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act; or

(B) the firearm, other than a pistol, revolver,

or handgun, possessed was uncased, unloaded, and the ammunition for the weapon was immediately accessible at the time of the offense; or

(B-5) the pistol, revolver, or handgun possessed

was uncased, unloaded, and the ammunition for the weapon was immediately accessible at the time of the offense and the person possessing the pistol, revolver, or handgun has not been issued a currently valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act; or

(C) the person possessing the firearm has not

been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card; or

(D) the person possessing the weapon was

previously adjudicated a delinquent minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for an act that if committed by an adult would be a felony; or

(E) the person possessing the weapon was engaged

in a misdemeanor violation of the Cannabis Control Act, in a misdemeanor violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, or in a misdemeanor violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act; or

(F) (blank); or(G) the person possessing the weapon had an order

of protection issued against him or her within the previous 2 years; or

(H) the person possessing the weapon was engaged

in the commission or attempted commission of a misdemeanor involving the use or threat of violence against the person or property of another; or

(I) the person possessing the weapon was under 21

years of age and in possession of a handgun, unless the person under 21 is engaged in lawful activities under the Wildlife Code or described in subsection 24-2(b)(1), (b)(3), or 24-2(f).

(a-5) "Handgun" as used in this Section has the meaning given to it in Section 5 of the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. (b) "Stun gun or taser" as used in this Section has the same definition
given to it in Section 24-1 of this Code.(c) This Section does not apply to or affect the transportation or
possession
of weapons that:(i) are broken down in a non-functioning state; or(ii) are not immediately accessible; or(iii) are unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm

carrying box, shipping box, or other container by a person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

(d) Sentence.(1) Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon is a Class 4

felony; a second or subsequent offense is a Class 2 felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 7 years, except as provided for in Section 5-4.5-110 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (3)

and (4) of this subsection (d), a first offense of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon committed with a firearm by a person 18 years of age or older where the factors listed in both items (A) and (C) or both items (A-5) and (C) of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) are present is a Class 4 felony, for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than one year and not more than 3 years.

(3) Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a person

who has been previously convicted of a felony in this State or another jurisdiction is a Class 2 felony for which the person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 3 years and not more than 7 years, except as provided for in Section 5-4.5-110 of the Unified Code of Corrections.

(4) Aggravated unlawful use of a weapon while wearing

or in possession of body armor as defined in Section 33F-1 by a person who has not been issued a valid Firearms Owner's Identification Card in accordance with Section 5 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is a Class X felony.

(e) The possession of each firearm in violation of this Section constitutes a single and separate violation.(Source: P.A. 100-3, eff. 1-1-18; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)

720 ILCS 5/24-1.7

(720 ILCS 5/24-1.7)Sec. 24-1.7. Armed habitual criminal.(a) A person commits the offense of being an armed habitual
criminal if he or she receives, sells, possesses, or transfers
any firearm after having been convicted a total of 2 or more
times of any combination of the following offenses:(1) a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8 of

this Code;

(2) unlawful use of a weapon by a felon; aggravated

unlawful use of a weapon; aggravated discharge of a firearm; vehicular hijacking; aggravated vehicular hijacking; aggravated battery of a child as described in Section 12-4.3 or subdivision (b)(1) of Section 12-3.05; intimidation; aggravated intimidation; gunrunning; home invasion; or aggravated battery with a firearm as described in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05; or

(3) any violation of the Illinois Controlled

Substances Act or the Cannabis Control Act that is punishable as a Class 3 felony or higher.

(720 ILCS 5/24-1.8)Sec. 24-1.8. Unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member.(a) A person
commits unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member when he or she knowingly:(1) possesses, carries, or conceals on or about his

or her person a firearm and firearm ammunition while on any street, road, alley, gangway, sidewalk, or any other lands, except when inside his or her own abode or inside his or her fixed place of business, and has not been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and is a member of a street gang; or

(2) possesses or carries in any vehicle a firearm

and firearm ammunition which are both immediately accessible at the time of the offense while on any street, road, alley, or any other lands, except when inside his or her own abode or garage, and has not been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and is a member of a street gang.

(b) Unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member is a Class 2 felony for which the person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to no less than 3 years and no more than 10 years. A period of probation, a term of periodic imprisonment or conditional discharge shall not be imposed for the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member when the firearm was loaded or contained firearm ammunition and the court shall sentence the offender to not less than the minimum term of imprisonment authorized for the Class 2 felony.(c) For purposes of this Section:"Street gang" or "gang" has the meaning ascribed to

it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.

"Street gang member" or "gang member" has the meaning

ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.

(Source: P.A. 96-829, eff. 12-3-09.)

720 ILCS 5/24-2

(720 ILCS 5/24-2)Sec. 24-2. Exemptions. (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and 24-1(a)(13) and Section
24-1.6 do not apply to
or affect any of the following:(1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a

peace officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer.

(2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,

penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense, while in the performance of their official duty, or while commuting between their homes and places of employment.

(3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces

of the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance of their official duty.

(4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public

utility to perform police functions, and guards of armored car companies, while actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their employment or commuting between their homes and places of employment; and watchmen while actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their employment.

(5) Persons licensed as private security contractors,

private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or employed by a private security contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor agency licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, if their duties include the carrying of a weapon under the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004, while actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their employment or commuting between their homes and places of employment. A person shall be considered eligible for this exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training for a private security contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor, or employee of a licensed private security contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor agency and 20 hours of required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm control card by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of firearm control cards issued under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as for those cards issued under the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control card shall be carried by the private security contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor, or employee of the licensed private security contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor agency at all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon permitted by his or her firearm control card.

(6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or

industrial operation as a security guard for the protection of persons employed and private property related to such commercial or industrial operation, while actually engaged in the performance of his or her duty or traveling between sites or properties belonging to the employer, and who, as a security guard, is a member of a security force registered with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; provided that such security guard has successfully completed a course of study, approved by and supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than 40 hours of training that includes the theory of law enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person shall be considered eligible for this exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training for a security officer and 20 hours of required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm control card by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of firearm control cards issued under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as for those cards issued under the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control card shall be carried by the security guard at all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon permitted by his or her firearm control card.

(7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois

Legislative Investigating Commission authorized by the Commission to carry the weapons specified in subsections 24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of any investigation for the Commission.

(8) Persons employed by a financial institution as a

security guard for the protection of other employees and property related to such financial institution, while actually engaged in the performance of their duties, commuting between their homes and places of employment, or traveling between sites or properties owned or operated by such financial institution, and who, as a security guard, is a member of a security force registered with the Department; provided that any person so employed has successfully completed a course of study, approved by and supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than 40 hours of training which includes theory of law enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training for a security officer and 20 hours of required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm control card by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Conditions for renewal of firearm control cards issued under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as for those issued under the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control card shall be carried by the security guard at all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon permitted by his or her firearm control card. For purposes of this subsection, "financial institution" means a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or company providing armored car services.

(9) Any person employed by an armored car company to

drive an armored car, while actually engaged in the performance of his duties.

(10) Persons who have been classified as peace

officers pursuant to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act.

(11) Investigators of the Office of the State's

Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section 7.06 of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.

(12) Special investigators appointed by a State's

Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.

(12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of

their duties, or while commuting between their homes, places of employment or specific locations that are part of their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief judge of the circuit for which they are employed, if they have received weapons training according to requirements of the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act.

(13) Court Security Officers while in the performance

of their official duties, or while commuting between their homes and places of employment, with the consent of the Sheriff.

(13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard

at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons or development site or facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission who has completed the background screening and training mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

(14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons

to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through (13.5) of this subsection to possess those weapons.

(a-5) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply to
or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver, or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of the commission of the offense. (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section 24-1.6 do not
apply to or affect
any of the following:(1) Members of any club or organization organized for

the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or private, and patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are using their firearms on those target ranges.

(2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations

while parading, with the special permission of the Governor.

(3) Hunters, trappers or fishermen with a license or

permit while engaged in hunting, trapping or fishing.

(4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in

a non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.

(5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun

gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's permission.

(c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any of the
following:(1) Peace officers while in performance of their

official duties.

(2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,

penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.

(3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces

of the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in the performance of their official duty.

(4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine

guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through (3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the machine guns are broken down in a non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.

(5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture

any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be discharged by a single function of the firing device, or ammunition for such weapons, and actually engaged in the business of manufacturing such weapons or ammunition, but only with respect to activities which are within the lawful scope of such business, such as the manufacture, transportation, or testing of such weapons or ammunition. This exemption does not authorize the general private possession of any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be discharged by a single function of the firing device, but only such possession and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing business described in this paragraph.

During transportation, such weapons shall be broken

down in a non-functioning state or not immediately accessible.

(6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery,

transfer or sale, and all lawful commercial or experimental activities necessary thereto, of rifles, shotguns, and weapons made from rifles or shotguns, or ammunition for such rifles, shotguns or weapons, where engaged in by a person operating as a contractor or subcontractor pursuant to a contract or subcontract for the development and supply of such rifles, shotguns, weapons or ammunition to the United States government or any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, when such activities are necessary and incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.

The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)

shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the scope of his employment, where such activities involving such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary and incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.

(7) A person possessing a rifle with a barrel or

barrels less than 16 inches in length if: (A) the person has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or (B) the person is an active member of a bona fide, nationally recognized military re-enacting group and the modification is required and necessary to accurately portray the weapon for historical re-enactment purposes; the re-enactor is in possession of a valid and current re-enacting group membership credential; and the overall length of the weapon as modified is not less than 26 inches.

(d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase, possession
or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a peace officer.(e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner, manager or
authorized employee of any place specified in that subsection nor to any
law enforcement officer.(f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and Section 24-1.6
do not apply
to members of any club or organization organized for the purpose of practicing
shooting at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or private,
while using their firearms on those target ranges.(g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply to:(1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces

of the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in the performance of their official duty.

(2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus

military ordnance.

(3) Laboratories having a department of forensic

ballistics, or specializing in the development of ammunition or explosive ordnance.

(4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of

explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed by the federal government, in connection with the supply of those organizations and persons exempted by subdivision (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons outside this State, or the transportation of explosive bullets to any organization or person exempted in this Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased by an exempted manufacturer.

(g-5) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect persons licensed
under federal law to manufacture any device or attachment of any kind designed,
used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or
ammunition
for those firearms equipped with those devices, and actually engaged in the
business of manufacturing those devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only with
respect to
activities that are within the lawful scope of that business, such as the
manufacture, transportation, or testing of those devices, firearms, or
ammunition. This
exemption does not authorize the general private possession of any device or
attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
report of any firearm, but only such possession and activities as are within
the
lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing business described in this subsection
(g-5). During transportation, these devices shall be detached from any weapon
or
not immediately accessible.(g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
24-1.6 do not apply to
or affect any parole agent or parole supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of Corrections. (g-7) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a peace officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally own or apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose duties include the investigation of criminal acts.(g-10) Subsections 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(8), and 24-1(a)(10), and Sections 24-1.6 and 24-3.1 do not apply to an athlete's possession, transport on official Olympic and Paralympic transit systems established for athletes, or use of competition firearms sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the International Shooting Sport Federation, or USA Shooting in connection with such athlete's training for and participation in shooting competitions at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and sanctioned test events leading up to the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of any
subsection of this Article need not negative any exemptions contained in
this Article. The defendant shall have the burden of proving such an
exemption.(i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or affect
the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any pistol or revolver,
stun gun, taser, or other firearm consigned to a common carrier operating
under license of the State of Illinois or the federal government, where
such transportation, carrying, or possession is incident to the lawful
transportation in which such common carrier is engaged; and nothing in this
Article shall prohibit, apply to, or affect the transportation, carrying,
or possession of any pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm,
not the subject of and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or subsection
24-2(c) of this Article, which is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
carrying box, shipping box, or other container, by the possessor of a valid
Firearm Owners Identification Card.(Source: P.A. 99-174, eff. 7-29-15; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)

720 ILCS 5/24-2.1

(720 ILCS 5/24-2.1)(from Ch. 38, par. 24-2.1)Sec. 24-2.1. Unlawful use of firearm projectiles. (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of firearm projectiles
when he or she knowingly manufactures, sells, purchases, possesses, or carries
any armor piercing bullet, dragon's breath shotgun shell,
bolo shell, or flechette shell.For the purposes of this Section:"Armor piercing bullet" means
any handgun bullet or handgun ammunition with projectiles or projectile cores
constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other substances)
from
tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper
or depleted uranium, or fully jacketed bullets larger than
22 caliber designed and intended for use in a handgun and whose jacket has a
weight of more than 25% of the total weight of the projectile, and excluding
those handgun
projectiles whose cores are composed of soft materials such as lead or lead
alloys, zinc or zinc alloys, frangible projectiles designed primarily for
sporting purposes, and any
other projectiles or projectile cores that the U. S. Secretary of the Treasury
finds to be primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes or industrial
purposes or that otherwise does not constitute "armor piercing ammunition" as
that term is defined by federal law.The definition contained herein shall not be construed to include shotgun
shells."Dragon's breath shotgun shell" means any shotgun shell that contains
exothermic pyrophoric mesh metal as the projectile and is designed for the
purpose of throwing or spewing a flame or fireball to simulate a flame-thrower."Bolo shell" means any shell that can be fired in a firearm and expels as
projectiles 2 or more metal balls connected by solid metal wire."Flechette shell" means any shell that can be fired in a firearm and expels
2 or more pieces of fin-stabilized solid metal wire or 2 or more solid
dart-type projectiles.(b) Exemptions. This Section does not apply to or affect any of the
following:(1) Peace officers.(2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,

penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.

(3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces

of the United States or the Illinois National Guard while in the performance of their official duties.

(4) Federal officials required to carry firearms,

while engaged in the performance of their official duties.

(5) United States Marshals, while engaged in the

performance of their official duties.

(6) Persons licensed under federal law to

manufacture, import, or sell firearms and firearm ammunition, and actually engaged in any such business, but only with respect to activities which are within the lawful scope of such business, such as the manufacture, transportation, or testing of such bullets or ammunition.

This exemption does not authorize the general private

possession of any armor piercing bullet, dragon's breath shotgun shell, bolo shell, or flechette shell, but only such possession and activities which are within the lawful scope of a licensed business described in this paragraph.

(7) Laboratories having a department of forensic

ballistics or specializing in the development of ammunition or explosive ordnance.

(8) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of armor

piercing bullets, dragon's breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells to persons specifically authorized under paragraphs (1) through (7) of this subsection to possess such bullets or shells.

(c) An information or indictment based upon a violation of this Section
need not negate any exemption herein contained. The defendant shall have
the burden of proving such an exemption.(d) Sentence. A person convicted of unlawful use of armor
piercing bullets
shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.(Source: P.A. 92-423, eff. 1-1-02.)

720 ILCS 5/24-2.2

(720 ILCS 5/24-2.2)(from Ch. 38, par. 24-2.2)Sec. 24-2.2. Manufacture, sale or transfer of bullets or shells
represented to
be armor piercing bullets, dragon's breath shotgun
shells, bolo shells, or
flechette shells.(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of
this Section, it is unlawful for any person to knowingly manufacture, sell,
offer to sell, or transfer any bullet or shell which is represented to be
an armor piercing bullet, a dragon's breath shotgun shell, a bolo shell, or a
flechette shell as defined in Section 24-2.1 of this Code.(b) Exemptions. This Section does not apply to or affect any person
authorized
under Section 24-2.1 to manufacture, sell, purchase, possess, or carry any
armor piercing bullet or any dragon's breath shotgun shell,
bolo shell, or flechette shell with respect to activities which are within
the lawful
scope of the exemption therein granted.(c) An information or indictment based upon a violation of this Section
need not negate any exemption herein contained. The defendant shall have
the burden of proving such an exemption and that the activities forming
the basis of any criminal charge brought pursuant to this Section were within
the lawful scope of such exemption.(d) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 4 felony.(Source: P.A. 92-423, eff. 1-1-02.)

720 ILCS 5/24-3

(720 ILCS 5/24-3)(from Ch. 38, par. 24-3)Sec. 24-3. Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms. (A) A person commits the offense of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms when he
or she knowingly does any of the following:(a) Sells or gives any firearm of a size which may be

concealed upon the person to any person under 18 years of age.

(b) Sells or gives any firearm to a person under 21

years of age who has been convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent.

(c) Sells or gives any firearm to any narcotic addict.(d) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has

been convicted of a felony under the laws of this or any other jurisdiction.

(e) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has

been a patient in a mental institution within the past 5 years. In this subsection (e):

"Mental institution" means any hospital,

institution, clinic, evaluation facility, mental health center, or part thereof, which is used primarily for the care or treatment of persons with mental illness.

"Patient in a mental institution" means the

person was admitted, either voluntarily or involuntarily, to a mental institution for mental health treatment, unless the treatment was voluntary and solely for an alcohol abuse disorder and no other secondary substance abuse disorder or mental illness.

(f) Sells or gives any firearms to any person who is

a person with an intellectual disability.

(g) Delivers any firearm, incidental to a sale,

without withholding delivery of the firearm for at least 72 hours after application for its purchase has been made, or delivers a stun gun or taser, incidental to a sale, without withholding delivery of the stun gun or taser for at least 24 hours after application for its purchase has been made. However, this paragraph (g) does not apply to: (1) the sale of a firearm to a law enforcement officer if the seller of the firearm knows that the person to whom he or she is selling the firearm is a law enforcement officer or the sale of a firearm to a person who desires to purchase a firearm for use in promoting the public interest incident to his or her employment as a bank guard, armed truck guard, or other similar employment; (2) a mail order sale of a firearm from a federally licensed firearms dealer to a nonresident of Illinois under which the firearm is mailed to a federally licensed firearms dealer outside the boundaries of Illinois; (3) (blank); (4) the sale of a firearm to a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923); or (5) the transfer or sale of any rifle, shotgun, or other long gun to a resident registered competitor or attendee or non-resident registered competitor or attendee by any dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 at competitive shooting events held at the World Shooting Complex sanctioned by a national governing body. For purposes of transfers or sales under subparagraph (5) of this paragraph (g), the Department of Natural Resources shall give notice to the Department of State Police at least 30 calendar days prior to any competitive shooting events at the World Shooting Complex sanctioned by a national governing body. The notification shall be made on a form prescribed by the Department of State Police. The sanctioning body shall provide a list of all registered competitors and attendees at least 24 hours before the events to the Department of State Police. Any changes to the list of registered competitors and attendees shall be forwarded to the Department of State Police as soon as practicable. The Department of State Police must destroy the list of registered competitors and attendees no later than 30 days after the date of the event. Nothing in this paragraph (g) relieves a federally licensed firearm dealer from the requirements of conducting a NICS background check through the Illinois Point of Contact under 18 U.S.C. 922(t). For purposes of this paragraph (g), "application" means when the buyer and seller reach an agreement to purchase a firearm. For purposes of this paragraph (g), "national governing body" means a group of persons who adopt rules and formulate policy on behalf of a national firearm sporting organization.

(h) While holding any license as a dealer, importer,

manufacturer or pawnbroker under the federal Gun Control Act of 1968, manufactures, sells or delivers to any unlicensed person a handgun having a barrel, slide, frame or receiver which is a die casting of zinc alloy or any other nonhomogeneous metal which will melt or deform at a temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit. For purposes of this paragraph, (1) "firearm" is defined as in the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; and (2) "handgun" is defined as a firearm designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand, and includes a combination of parts from which such a firearm can be assembled.

(i) Sells or gives a firearm of any size to any

person under 18 years of age who does not possess a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

(j) Sells or gives a firearm while engaged in the

business of selling firearms at wholesale or retail without being licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923). In this paragraph (j):

A person "engaged in the business" means a person who

devotes time, attention, and labor to engaging in the activity as a regular course of trade or business with the principal objective of livelihood and profit, but does not include a person who makes occasional repairs of firearms or who occasionally fits special barrels, stocks, or trigger mechanisms to firearms.

"With the principal objective of livelihood and

profit" means that the intent underlying the sale or disposition of firearms is predominantly one of obtaining livelihood and pecuniary gain, as opposed to other intents, such as improving or liquidating a personal firearms collection; however, proof of profit shall not be required as to a person who engages in the regular and repetitive purchase and disposition of firearms for criminal purposes or terrorism.

(k) Sells or transfers ownership of a firearm to a

person who does not display to the seller or transferor of the firearm either: (1) a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card that has previously been issued in the transferee's name by the Department of State Police under the provisions of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; or (2) a currently valid license to carry a concealed firearm that has previously been issued in the transferee's name by the Department of State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. This paragraph (k) does not apply to the transfer of a firearm to a person who is exempt from the requirement of possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card under Section 2 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. For the purposes of this Section, a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card means (i) a Firearm Owner's Identification Card that has not expired or (ii) an approval number issued in accordance with subsection (a-10) of subsection 3 or Section 3.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act shall be proof that the Firearm Owner's Identification Card was valid.

(1) In addition to the other requirements of this

paragraph (k), all persons who are not federally licensed firearms dealers must also have complied with subsection (a-10) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act by determining the validity of a purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

(2) All sellers or transferors who have complied

with the requirements of subparagraph (1) of this paragraph (k) shall not be liable for damages in any civil action arising from the use or misuse by the transferee of the firearm transferred, except for willful or wanton misconduct on the part of the seller or transferor.

(l) Not being entitled to the possession of a

firearm, delivers the firearm, knowing it to have been stolen or converted. It may be inferred that a person who possesses a firearm with knowledge that its serial number has been removed or altered has knowledge that the firearm is stolen or converted.

(B) Paragraph (h) of subsection (A) does not include firearms sold within 6
months after enactment of Public
Act 78-355 (approved August 21, 1973, effective October 1, 1973), nor is any
firearm legally owned or
possessed by any citizen or purchased by any citizen within 6 months after the
enactment of Public Act 78-355 subject
to confiscation or seizure under the provisions of that Public Act. Nothing in
Public Act 78-355 shall be construed to prohibit the gift or trade of
any firearm if that firearm was legally held or acquired within 6 months after
the enactment of that Public Act.(C) Sentence.(1) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery

of firearms in violation of paragraph (c), (e), (f), (g), or (h) of subsection (A) commits a Class 4 felony.

(2) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery

of firearms in violation of paragraph (b) or (i) of subsection (A) commits a Class 3 felony.

(3) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery

of firearms in violation of paragraph (a) of subsection (A) commits a Class 2 felony.

(4) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery

of firearms in violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (i) of subsection (A) in any school, on the real property comprising a school, within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a school, at a school related activity, or on or within 1,000 feet of any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school or school district to transport students to or from school or a school related activity, regardless of the time of day or time of year at which the offense was committed, commits a Class 1 felony. Any person convicted of a second or subsequent violation of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (i) of subsection (A) in any school, on the real property comprising a school, within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a school, at a school related activity, or on or within 1,000 feet of any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school or school district to transport students to or from school or a school related activity, regardless of the time of day or time of year at which the offense was committed, commits a Class 1 felony for which the sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of no less than 5 years and no more than 15 years.

(5) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery

of firearms in violation of paragraph (a) or (i) of subsection (A) in residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, in a public park, in a courthouse, on residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, on the real property comprising any public park, on the real property comprising any courthouse, or on any public way within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any public park, courthouse, or residential property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development commits a Class 2 felony.

(6) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery

of firearms in violation of paragraph (j) of subsection (A) commits a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony.

(7) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery

of firearms in violation of paragraph (k) of subsection (A) commits a Class 4 felony, except that a violation of subparagraph (1) of paragraph (k) of subsection (A) shall not be punishable as a crime or petty offense. A third or subsequent conviction for a violation of paragraph (k) of subsection (A) is a Class 1 felony.

(8) A person 18 years of age or older convicted of

unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (a) or (i) of subsection (A), when the firearm that was sold or given to another person under 18 years of age was used in the commission of or attempt to commit a forcible felony, shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, not to exceed the maximum provided for the most serious forcible felony so committed or attempted by the person under 18 years of age who was sold or given the firearm.

(9) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or

delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (d) of subsection (A) commits a Class 3 felony.

(10) Any person convicted of unlawful sale or

delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a Class 2 felony if the delivery is of one firearm. Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a Class 1 felony if the delivery is of not less than 2 and not more than 5 firearms at the same time or within a one year period. Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a Class X felony for which he or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years if the delivery is of not less than 6 and not more than 10 firearms at the same time or within a 2 year period. Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a Class X felony for which he or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 40 years if the delivery is of not less than 11 and not more than 20 firearms at the same time or within a 3 year period. Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a Class X felony for which he or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 50 years if the delivery is of not less than 21 and not more than 30 firearms at the same time or within a 4 year period. Any person convicted of unlawful sale or delivery of firearms in violation of paragraph (l) of subsection (A) commits a Class X felony for which he or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 60 years if the delivery is of 31 or more firearms at the same time or within a 5 year period.

(D) For purposes of this Section:"School" means a public or private elementary or secondary school,
community college, college, or university."School related activity" means any sporting, social, academic, or
other activity for which students' attendance or participation is sponsored,
organized, or funded in whole or in part by a school or school district.(E) A prosecution for a violation of paragraph (k) of subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 6 years after the commission of the offense. A prosecution for a violation of this Section other than paragraph (g) of subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 5 years after the commission of the offense defined in the particular paragraph.
(Source: P.A. 99-29, eff. 7-10-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 100-606, eff. 1-1-19.)

720 ILCS 5/24-3A

(720 ILCS 5/24-3A)Sec. 24-3A. Gunrunning. (a) A person commits gunrunning when he or she transfers 3 or
more firearms in violation of any of the paragraphs of Section 24-3 of this
Code.(b) Sentence. A person who commits gunrunning:(1) is guilty of a Class 1
felony;(2) is guilty of a Class X felony for which the

sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of not less than 8 years and not more than 40 years if the transfer is of not less than 11 firearms and not more than 20 firearms;

(3) is guilty of a Class X felony for which the

sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of not less than 10 years and not more than 50 years if the transfer is of more than 20 firearms.

A person who commits gunrunning by transferring firearms to a person
who, at the time of the commission of the offense, is under 18 years of age is
guilty of a Class X felony.(Source: P.A. 93-906, eff. 8-11-04.)

720 ILCS 5/24-3B

(720 ILCS 5/24-3B)Sec. 24-3B. Firearms trafficking.(a) A person commits firearms trafficking when he or she has not been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and knowingly:(1) brings, or causes to be brought, into this State,

a firearm or firearm ammunition for the purpose of sale, delivery, or transfer to any other person or with the intent to sell, deliver, or transfer the firearm or firearm ammunition to any other person; or

(2) brings, or causes to be brought, into this State,

a firearm and firearm ammunition for the purpose of sale, delivery, or transfer to any other person or with the intent to sell, deliver, or transfer the firearm and firearm ammunition to any other person.

(a-5) This Section does not apply to: (1) a person exempt under Section 2 of the Firearm

Owners Identification Card Act from the requirement of having possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State Police in order to acquire or possess a firearm or firearm ammunition;

(2) a common carrier under subsection (i) of Section

24-2 of this Code; or

(3) a non-resident who may lawfully possess a

firearm in his or her resident state.

(b) Sentence.(1) Firearms trafficking is a Class 1 felony for

which the person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall be sentenced to not less than 4 years and not more than 20 years.

(2) Firearms trafficking by a person who has been

previously convicted of firearms trafficking, gunrunning, or a felony offense for the unlawful sale, delivery, or transfer of a firearm or firearm ammunition in this State or another jurisdiction is a Class X felony.

(Source: P.A. 99-885, eff. 8-23-16.)

720 ILCS 5/24-3.1

(720 ILCS 5/24-3.1)(from Ch. 38, par. 24-3.1)Sec. 24-3.1. Unlawful possession of firearms and firearm ammunition. (a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of firearms
or firearm ammunition when:(1) He is under 18 years of age and has in his

possession any firearm of a size which may be concealed upon the person; or

(2) He is under 21 years of age, has been convicted

of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent and has any firearms or firearm ammunition in his possession; or

(3) He is a narcotic addict and has any firearms or

firearm ammunition in his possession; or

(4) He has been a patient in a mental institution

within the past 5 years and has any firearms or firearm ammunition in his possession. For purposes of this paragraph (4):

"Mental institution" means any hospital,

institution, clinic, evaluation facility, mental health center, or part thereof, which is used primarily for the care or treatment of persons with mental illness.

"Patient in a mental institution" means the

person was admitted, either voluntarily or involuntarily, to a mental institution for mental health treatment, unless the treatment was voluntary and solely for an alcohol abuse disorder and no other secondary substance abuse disorder or mental illness; or

(5) He is a person with an intellectual disability

and has any firearms or firearm ammunition in his possession; or

(6) He has in his possession any explosive bullet.For purposes of this paragraph "explosive bullet" means the projectile
portion of an ammunition cartridge which contains or carries an explosive
charge which will explode upon contact with the flesh of a human or an animal.
"Cartridge" means a tubular metal case having a projectile affixed at the
front thereof and a cap or primer at the rear end thereof, with the propellant
contained in such tube between the projectile and the cap.(b) Sentence.Unlawful possession of firearms, other than handguns, and firearm
ammunition is a Class A misdemeanor. Unlawful possession of handguns is a
Class 4 felony. The possession of each firearm or firearm ammunition in violation of this Section constitutes a single and separate violation.
(c) Nothing in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Section prohibits
a person under 18 years of age from participating in any lawful recreational
activity with a firearm such as, but not limited to, practice shooting at
targets upon established public or private target ranges or hunting, trapping,
or fishing in accordance with the Wildlife Code or the Fish and Aquatic Life
Code.(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

720 ILCS 5/24-3.2

(720 ILCS 5/24-3.2)(from Ch. 38, par. 24-3.2)Sec. 24-3.2. Unlawful discharge of firearm projectiles. (a) A person
commits the offense of unlawful discharge of firearm projectiles when he
or she knowingly
or recklessly uses an armor piercing bullet, dragon's
breath shotgun shell, bolo shell, or flechette
shell
in violation of
this Section.For purposes of this Section:"Armor piercing bullet" means
any handgun bullet or handgun ammunition with projectiles or projectile cores
constructed entirely (excluding the presence of traces of other substances)
from tungsten alloys, steel, iron, brass, bronze, beryllium copper
or depleted uranium, or fully jacketed bullets larger than 22 caliber whose
jacket
has a weight of more than 25% of the total weight of the projectile, and
excluding those handgun
projectiles whose cores are composed of soft materials such as lead or lead
alloys, zinc or zinc alloys, frangible projectiles designed primarily for
sporting purposes, and any
other projectiles or projectile cores that the U. S. Secretary of the Treasury
finds to be primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes or industrial
purposes or that otherwise does not constitute "armor piercing ammunition" as
that term is defined by federal law."Dragon's breath shotgun shell" means any shotgun shell that contains
exothermic pyrophoric mesh metal as the projectile and is designed for the
purpose of throwing or spewing a flame or fireball to simulate a flame-thrower."Bolo shell" means any shell that can be fired in a firearm and expels as
projectiles 2 or more metal balls connected by solid metal wire."Flechette shell" means any shell that can be fired in a firearm and expels
2 or more pieces of fin-stabilized solid metal wire or 2 or more solid
dart-type
projectiles.(b) A person commits a Class X felony when he or she, knowing that a
firearm,
as defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
Act, is loaded with an armor
piercing bullet, dragon's breath shotgun shell, bolo
shell, or flechette
shell,
intentionally or recklessly discharges such firearm and such bullet or
shell strikes
any other person.(c) Any person who possesses, concealed on or about his or her person,
an armor
piercing bullet, dragon's breath shotgun shell, bolo
shell, or flechette
shell
and a firearm suitable for the discharge thereof is guilty
of a Class 2 felony.(d) This Section does not apply to or affect any of the following:(1) Peace officers;(2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,

penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense;

(3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces

of the United States or the Illinois National Guard while in the performance of their official duties;

(4) Federal officials required to carry firearms,

while engaged in the performance of their official duties;

(5) United States Marshals, while engaged in the

performance of their official duties.

(Source: P.A. 92-423, eff. 1-1-02.)

720 ILCS 5/24-3.3

(720 ILCS 5/24-3.3)(from Ch. 38, par. 24-3.3)Sec. 24-3.3. Unlawful Sale or Delivery of Firearms on the Premises of
Any School, regardless of the time of day or the time of year, or any
conveyance owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport students to
or from school or a school related activity, or
residential property owned, operated or managed by a public housing
agency. Any person 18 years of age or older who sells, gives or delivers
any firearm to any person under 18 years of age in any school, regardless
of the time of day or the time of year or residential property owned,
operated or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a
public housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, on the real property
comprising any school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year
or residential property owned, operated or managed by a public
housing
agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered site or
mixed-income development commits a Class 3 felony. School is defined, for the
purposes of
this Section, as any public or private elementary or secondary school,
community college, college or university. This does not apply to peace
officers or to students carrying or possessing firearms for use in school
training courses, parades, target shooting on school ranges, or otherwise
with the consent of school authorities and which firearms are transported
unloaded and enclosed in a suitable case, box or transportation package.(Source: P.A. 91-673, eff. 12-22-99.)

720 ILCS 5/24-3.4

(720 ILCS 5/24-3.4)(from Ch. 38, par. 24-3.4)Sec. 24-3.4. Unlawful sale of firearms by liquor licensee. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who holds a license to sell at
retail any alcoholic liquor issued by the Illinois Liquor Control
Commission or local liquor control commissioner under the Liquor Control Act
of 1934 or an agent or employee of the licensee to sell or deliver to any
other person a firearm in or on the real property of the establishment
where the licensee is licensed to sell alcoholic liquors unless the sale or
delivery of the firearm is otherwise lawful under this Article and under the
Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.(b) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a) of this Section is a
Class 4 felony.(Source: P.A. 87-591.)

720 ILCS 5/24-3.5

(720 ILCS 5/24-3.5)Sec. 24-3.5. Unlawful purchase of a firearm. (a) For purposes of this Section,
"firearms transaction record form" means a form:(1) executed by a transferee of a firearm stating:

(i) the transferee's name and address (including county or similar political subdivision); (ii) whether the transferee is a citizen of the United States; (iii) the transferee's State of residence; and (iv) the date and place of birth, height, weight, and race of the transferee; and

(2) on which the transferee certifies that he or she

is not prohibited by federal law from transporting or shipping a firearm in interstate or foreign commerce or receiving a firearm that has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce or possessing a firearm in or affecting commerce.

(b) A person commits the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm who
knowingly purchases or attempts to purchase a
firearm with the intent to deliver that firearm to another person who
is prohibited by federal or State law from possessing a firearm.(c) A person commits the offense of unlawful purchase of a firearm when he
or she, in purchasing or attempting to purchase a firearm, intentionally
provides false or
misleading information on a United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms firearms transaction record form.(d) Exemption. It is not a violation of subsection (b) of this Section for a
person to make a gift or loan of a firearm to a
person who is not
prohibited by federal or State law from possessing a firearm
if the transfer of the firearm
is made in accordance with Section 3 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
Act.(e) Sentence.(1) A person who commits the offense of unlawful

purchase of a firearm:

(A) is guilty of a Class 2 felony for purchasing

or attempting to purchase one firearm;

(B) is guilty of a Class 1 felony for purchasing

or attempting to purchase not less than 2 firearms and not more than 5 firearms at the same time or within a one year period;

(C) is guilty of a Class X felony for which the

offender shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 9 years and not more than 40 years for purchasing or attempting to purchase not less than 6 firearms at the same time or within a 2 year period.

(2) In addition to any other penalty that may be

imposed for a violation of this Section, the court may sentence a person convicted of a violation of subsection (c) of this Section to a fine not to exceed $250,000 for each violation.

(f) A prosecution for unlawful purchase of a firearm may be commenced within 6 years after the commission of the offense.
(Source: P.A. 95-882, eff. 1-1-09.)

720 ILCS 5/24-3.6

(720 ILCS 5/24-3.6)Sec. 24-3.6. Unlawful use of a
firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone.(a) For the purposes of this Section, "wireless telephone" means a
device that is capable of
transmitting or receiving telephonic communications without a wire connecting
the device to the telephone network.(b) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of a
firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone when he or she manufactures,
sells, transfers, purchases, possesses, or carries a firearm shaped or designed
to appear
as a wireless
telephone.(c) This Section does not apply to or affect the sale to or possession of a
firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone by a peace officer.(d) Sentence. Unlawful use of a
firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone is a Class 4 felony.(Source: P.A. 92-155, eff. 1-1-02.)

720 ILCS 5/24-3.7

(720 ILCS 5/24-3.7)Sec. 24-3.7. Use of a stolen firearm in the commission of an offense.(a) A person commits the offense of use of a stolen firearm in the commission of an offense when he or she knowingly uses a stolen firearm in the commission of any offense and the person knows that the firearm was stolen. (b) Sentence. Use of a stolen firearm in the commission of an offense is a Class 2 felony. (Source: P.A. 96-190, eff. 1-1-10.)

720 ILCS 5/24-3.8

(720 ILCS 5/24-3.8)Sec. 24-3.8. Possession of a stolen firearm. (a) A person commits possession of a stolen firearm when he or she, not
being entitled to the possession of a firearm, possesses the
firearm, knowing it to have been stolen or converted. The trier of fact may infer that
a person who possesses a firearm with knowledge that its serial number has
been removed or altered has knowledge that the firearm is stolen or converted.(b) Possession of a stolen firearm is a Class 2 felony.(Source: P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12; incorporates 97-347, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)

720 ILCS 5/24-3.9

(720 ILCS 5/24-3.9)Sec. 24-3.9. Aggravated possession of a stolen firearm.(a) A person commits aggravated possession of a stolen firearm when he
or she:(1) Not being entitled to the possession of not less

than 2 and not more than 5 firearms, possesses those firearms at the same time or within a one-year period, knowing the firearms to have been stolen or converted.

(2) Not being entitled to the possession of not less

than 6 and not more than 10 firearms, possesses those firearms at the same time or within a 2-year period, knowing the firearms to have been stolen or converted.

(3) Not being entitled to the possession of not less

than 11 and not more than 20 firearms, possesses those firearms at the same time or within a 3-year period, knowing the firearms to have been stolen or converted.

(4) Not being entitled to the possession of not less

than 21 and not more than 30 firearms, possesses those firearms at the same time or within a 4-year period, knowing the firearms to have been stolen or converted.

(5) Not being entitled to the possession of more than

30 firearms, possesses those firearms at the same time or within a 5-year period, knowing the firearms to have been stolen or converted.

(b) The trier of fact may infer that a person who possesses a firearm with
knowledge that its serial number has been removed or altered has
knowledge that the firearm is stolen or converted.(c) Sentence.(1) A person who violates paragraph (1) of subsection

(a) of this Section commits a Class 1 felony.

(2) A person who violates paragraph (2) of subsection

(a) of this Section commits a Class X felony for which he or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 30 years.

(3) A person who violates paragraph (3) of subsection

(a) of this Section commits a Class X felony for which he or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 40 years.

(4) A person who violates paragraph (4) of subsection

(a) of this Section commits a Class X felony for which he or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 50 years.

(5) A person who violates paragraph (5) of subsection

(a) of this Section commits a Class X felony for which he or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 6 years and not more than 60 years.

(720 ILCS 5/24-4)(from Ch. 38, par. 24-4)Sec. 24-4. Register
of sales by dealer.(a) Any seller of firearms of a size which may be concealed upon the
person, other than a manufacturer selling to a bona fide wholesaler or
retailer or a wholesaler selling to a bona fide retailer, shall keep a
register of all firearms sold or given away.(b) Such register shall contain the date of the sale or gift, the name,
address, age and occupation of the person to whom the weapon is sold or
given, the price of the weapon, the kind, description and number of the
weapon, and the purpose for which it is purchased and obtained.(c) Such seller on demand of a peace officer shall produce for
inspection the register and allow such peace officer to inspect such
register and all stock on hand.(d) Sentence.Violation of this Section is a Class B misdemeanor.(Source: P.A. 77-2638.)

720 ILCS 5/24-4.1

(720 ILCS 5/24-4.1)Sec. 24-4.1. Report of lost or stolen firearms.(a) If a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and who possesses or acquires a firearm thereafter loses the firearm, or if the firearm is stolen from the person, the person must report the loss or theft to the local law enforcement agency within 72 hours after obtaining knowledge of the loss or theft.(b) A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall take a written report and shall, as soon as practical, enter the firearm's serial number as stolen into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS).(c) A person shall not be in violation of this Section if:(1) the failure to report is due to an act of God,

act of war, or inability of a law enforcement agency to receive the report;

(2) the person is hospitalized, in a coma, or is

otherwise seriously physically or mentally impaired as to prevent the person from reporting; or

(3) the person's designee makes a report if the

person is unable to make the report.

(d) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a petty offense for a first violation. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.(Source: P.A. 98-508, eff. 8-19-13.)